Adjustable stand (pupitre de milieu)

ca. 1800

Not on view

The lyre-shaped backrest suggests that this piece of furniture may have been used as a music stand. The use of mahogany and the severe neoclassical style suggests a date of circa 1800.

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Title: Adjustable stand (pupitre de milieu)
Date: ca. 1800
Culture: French
Medium: Mahogany, Lignum vitae, brass
Dimensions: confirmed: 92 3/4 × 18 3/4 × 16 3/4 in. (235.6 × 47.6 × 42.5 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: 2019.283.7
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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